Rail anchor



July 10, 1923- 1,461,258

R. A. BLAIR RAIL ANCHOR Filed Sept 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I II msmss R. A. BLAIR RAIL ANCHOR July 10, 1923- Filed Sept. 1920 2 Sheets-fleet 2 to which Patented duly 1; ions.

EULANDIE A. ELAIB; (3F FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE P & M COMPANY 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

RAIL ANCHOR.

Application filed September 8, 1920. Serial No. 468,799.

To all whom it moi; concern:

Be it known that I, RoLANnis A. Burn. a citizen of the United States. residing at Fort- Vieyne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefullmprovernents in Rail Anchors, of: which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices known as rail anchors or anti-creepers, to prevent the longitudinal creep of railroad rails, and has for its nriniary object to provide an imrcved evice of this character which will 9 light in weight, inexpensive to manufacture, stron enough to withstund the stresses evices of this character are subject when in service and which will not be loosened in its hold on the rail by vibration or other causes having that tendency.

It is well known that railroad rails, even when made in conformity with the same standard, ottenovary in the width and thickness of their base flanges. This imperfection may be due to the wearing away of the bearing surfaces of the rolls employed in manufacturing the rails, or it may be due to the corrosion of the rails after they have been in service for some time. Such conditions as those present certain disadvantages in connection with one-piece devices, as ordinarily these devices are not well adapted to be used on rails which vary in the width and thickness of their base flanges.

It is one or" the specific objects of my invention to'provide a new and improved rail anchor, preferably a one-piece device, which can he used effectively on rails. the base flanges of which may vary in width or thickness. A further s ecific object is to provide a rail anchor'whlc will check or counteract the various tendencies, such as vibration,

-' counter-creeping, and the like. which operate to cause rail anchors to work loose on the rail. In this connection my invention contemplates the provision of a one-piece rail anchor which will grip the edges of the rail by a hold which increases during the presence of a creeping pressure on the rail.

A further object is to rovidc a rail anchor which shall be or ective against movements or creeping of the rail in either direct-ion.

.jects as will appear from the following description of certain preferred embodiments which'are illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a erspective view of the de vice shown as being applied to the rail.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device as applied to the rail, and in position against one ofthe ties supporting the some.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the rail anchor before application to the rail.

Figure 4c is 2. side elevation view of the device to illustrate the manner. in which it is applied to the rail.

Figure 5 is a view sin'iilor to Figure 1, illustrating a modification.

Figure 6 is a plan-view of the rail anchor shown in. Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the same anchor before application to the rail, and

Figure 8 is a side elevation of the same anchor to illustrate the manner in which it is applied to the rail.

Like characters of reference'designete like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring first to Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, 10 indicates a railroad rail and 11 one of the cross ties on which the rail is supported.

The rail anchor preferably consists of a single piece of metal cut and bent to the form shown in Fig. 3. I preferably use a fiat piece of mild steel. The device is formed so as to provide. hook or jaw portions 12 at oneend adapted to engage with one of the base flanges of the rail. The other end of the device is provided with hook or jaw portions 13 and 14 which are adapted to engage with the other base flange of the rail. The portions 15 and 16 of the anchor intervening between the jaws 12 and the jaws 13 and 14. respectively, are narrower than the ends of the anchor so that they will extend under the base flanges of the rail. iii-order to preinward Luming movement ha mi camsquenfiy any reassess The modified anchor is applied to the rail as follows: It is placed under the rail with the jaws 13* and 14 engaging the edge of one of the base flanges, this position being shown in Fig. 8. The other end of the anchor is thenraised into the position shown in dotted lines Fig. 8, and, by means of a track bar 27 inserted between the inner surface of the anchor at that end and the edge of the other base flange, the anchor is clongated suiliciently to permit the beveled surraces 26 to ride over and the jaws 12 to snap into engagement with. the edge of the base flange, as shown in full lines in Fig. 8, also in Figs. 5 and (3. This operation eliminates substantially all curvature from the web portions 25 and ordinarily the jaws of the anchor will have a tight binding-grip on the rail base. The locking tongue is adjustable and if there should be any looseness in the engagement of the anchor with the rail base after being applied as aforesaid,

or if any such looseness should develop, as by corrosion, it may be eliminated by turning the tongue inward toward the rail there by forcing the jaws 13 and 14 further apart and augmenting the hold or grip of the jaws on the rail base. This modified construction has greater capacity for accommodating rail bases of varying widths and contours than the construction first described because in the modified construction the jaw 13 may project out further andthe tongue 17 placed initially at a greater angle to the rail base flange, since the members 25 do not have to be brought into parallelism to apply the device to the rail, consequently the ad ustable tongue has a greater range of usefulness in augmenting the hold' of the jaws on the rail base.

I do not claim specifically herein the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive. The specific features of this form of the invention are claimed in my co-pending di 'isional application Serial No. 54A,-

filed March 1'2, 1929).

it claim:

l. A one piece rail anchor comprising a rail base embracing member provided at one end with means for engaging one side of a rail base and at the other end. withmeans for engaging the other side of the rail base at two points, said second mentioned engaging means being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means on the real base is made effective, and means adapted to maintain said engaging means, in such gripping position.

25A one piece rail anchor comprising a" rail hase embracing member provided at one rail base andat the other end with means forengaging the other side of the rail base at two points, said second mentioned engaging and at the other end with osition, P i

means being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means on the rail base is made effective. and means adapted to maintain said second mentioned engaging means in such forced apart position'. I

3. A rail anchor provided at one end with meansfor engaging one side of a rail base and at the other end with jaws for engagins, the other side of the rail base, said jaws being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip thereof and of said engaging means on the rail base is made effective, and means adapted to be driven between said jaws to maintain them in such forced apart position.

'1 one piece rail anchor comprising a rail base' embracing member provided atone end with means for engaging one side of a rail base and at the other end with jaws for engaging the other side of the rail base, said jaws being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip thereof and of said engaging means on the rail-base is made effective, and means associated with one of said jaws and adapted to bear against the othen to maintain said jaws in such forced apart position.

5. A rail anchor provided at one end with means for engaging one side of a rail base and at the other end with jaws for engaging the otherside of the rail base, said jaws being adapted to be forced apart whereupon v the grip t ereof and of said engaging means on'the rail base is made effective, and a locking tongue adapted to maintain said jaws in such forced apart. position. v

6. A rail anchor provided at one end with means for engaging one side of a rail base jaws for engaging the other side of the rail base, said jaws being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip thereof and of said engaging mcans on the rail base is made effective, and a tongue associated with one of said jaws and adapted to bear against the other jaw to maintain said jaws in such forced apart 7. A rail anchor provided at one end with means for engaging one side of a rail base and at the other end with means for engaging the' other side or" the rail base at two pomts, a tie abutment adjacent a portion of said second mentioned engaging means, said second .mentioned engaging means being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means on the rail base is made effective, and means adapted to maintain said engaging means in such grip-' U ping position. end with means for engaging. one side or rail anchor providedat one end with means, for engaging one snie'o'i" a rail base and at the other end wlth aws for engaging the other side of the rail base, said jaws be iao.

hers adopted to extend under t e base of a rail and connected together at one end, one of said bars at that end-having means for engaging one side of the'raii case, each bar at the other end having means for engag ing the other side of the rail base, the free ends or" said bars being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means on the rail base is made effective, an

.mesns adapted to be driven between said bars to maintain said engaging means in such gripping position.

10. A rnii anchor comprising a pair of bars adapted to extend under the base of a rail and connected together at one end, one of said bars at that end having means for engaging one side of the rail base, each her at the other end having a jaw for engaging the other side of the rail base, the free ends of said bars being adapted to he forced apart whereupon the grin of said engaging means and said jaws on the rail base is made effective, and means adapted to be driven between said here to maintain the hers and the thereon in'such forced apart position.

11. A one iece rsil anchor comprising a raii base em racing member formed with a pair of bars adapted to extend under the base of a rail and connected together at one end, one of said bars at that end having means for engaging one side of the raii base, each bar at the other end having a jaw for engaging the other side of the rail hose, the free ends of said bars being adapted to he forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means and said jaws on the rail base is made effective, and means associated with one of said bars and adapted to been against the other bar to maintain the bars and the jaws thereon in such forced apart position.

12. A rail anchor comprising a pair of bars adapted to extend under the base of a rail and connected together atone end, one of said bars at that end having means for engagin one side of the rail base, each bar at the oi her end having a jaw for engaging the other side of the rail base, the free ends of said bars being adapted to he forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means and said jaws on the rail base is made effective, and a locking tongue associated with one of said here and adapted to bear against the other oar to maintain the bars and the jaws thereon in such forced apart position.

1 3. A rail anchor comprising s pair of the ot ior end having" s jaw in? enge the other side of the rail hase,

hers edepted to extend wider the ease a connected together at one one of said at test hissing-means for engaging one side of raii hose, each be:

the other side oi the rail base. the free of said hers being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip of means and jaws on rail is made 2 'cctive, and an extension on the free end of oi said bars and adapted to bear against the other her to meintain'the bars and the thereon in. snchforced apart position.

A rsii anchor comprie'ng n pair of bars adapted. to extend under base raii an connect-ed together at ooe end, ore of said hers at that end having means i engaging one side of the rsii hose, each at the other end having means tie Fit ment on one of said heirs adjacent its seas 33W, the free ends of said oars being adopted to be forced npart, whcrenpon the grip of said engaging means on the rail base is mode effective, and means adapted to maintain said engaging means in such gripping position. t

15. A rail anchor comprising e pair of bars adapted to extend under the base of a rail and connected together atone end, one of said bars at that end having means 7* engaging one side of the rail base, each at the other end having e for engai the other side of the'raii base, a tie ahnizment on one of said bars adjacent jaw, the free ends of said hars'being adopted to he forced spar; whereupon the grip of said en-gouging means and seid jaws on the rail case made effective, end means adepted to maintain the and the thereon in such forced apart position.

1.6. A one piece rail anchor comprising at rail base embracing" member provided at one end with means for engaging one side oi a rail base and at the other end with means for engaging the other side of the rail base at two points, said second rnentioned engaging means being hdapted to he forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means on the reii base is made effective, and adjustable locking means adapts tomaintain said engaging means in such gripping posit-ion.

-l'?. A roll anchor provided at one end with means for engaging one side of a reii base and at the other end with jaws for en gaging the other side of the rail base, said being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip thereof and of said engaging;- on the rail case is made effective, and an ndjnstsbie iocking tongue adapted to maintain said jaws such forced apart position. A

18. A one reii anchor comprising e rail base embracing member providing e menace pair of bars adapted to extend under the ass of a rail and connected together at one end, one of said bars at that end haying means for engaging one side of the rail base, each bar at the other end having means for engaging the other side of the rail base, the free ends of said bars being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means on the rail base is made effective, and adjustable locking means adapt ed to maintain said engaging means in such gripping position.

19. A one piece rail anchor comprising'a rail base embracing member roviding a pair or bars adapted to ext-en under the base of a rail and connected together at one end, one of said bars at that end havin means for engaging one side of the rai base, each bar at the other end having a for engaging the other side of the rail base, the free ends of said bars being adapt- ,od to be forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means and said jaws on the rail base is made efiective, and adjustable locking means adapted to maintain the bars and the jaws thereon in such forced apart position.

20. A rail anchor comprising a pair of bars, one of which extends diagonally an der the rail base when the anchor is in operative position thereon, said bars being connected together at one end, one of said bars at that end having means for engaging one side of the rail base, each bar at the other end having means for engaging the other side of the'rail base, the free ends of said bars being adapted to he forced apart Wherenpon the grip of said engaging means on the rail base isinade efi'ective, and an extension on the free end of one of said bars and adapted to bear against the other barto maintain the bars and the engaging means thereon in such forced apart position, said extension as it is forced inward tending to increasingly force said bars apart and augment the hold of said engaging means on the rail base.

21. A rail anchor comprising a pair of bars, one of which extends diagonally under the rail base when the anchor is in operative position thereon, said bars being connected together at one end,'one of said bars at that end having means for engaging one side of the raii case, each bar at the other end having means for engaging the other side of the rail base, a tie abutment on one of said bars adjacent its free end, the free ends of said bars being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip of said engagin means on the rail base is made effective, an an extension on the free end of one of said bars and adapted to bear against the other bar to maintain the bars and the engaging means thereon in such forced apart position, said extension as it is forced inward tending to increasingl force said bars apart and augment the old of said engaging means on the rail base.

2%. A rail anchor provided at one end with means for engaging one side of a rail base and at the other end with means for engaging the other side of the rail base at two points, said second mentioned means being adapted to. be forced'apart whereupon the grip of said means on. the rail base is made'efiective, and means adapted to main tain said rail engiiging means in such gripping position, the railengaging means at one end of the anchor being formed with a beveled surface, adapted to ride over the rail base during application or? the anchor to the rail.

23. A raii anchor provided at one end with means for engaging one side ofa rail base and at the other end with jaws forengaging the other side of the rail base, said jaws being adapted. tobe forced apart whereupon the grip thereof and of said ongaging means on the raii base is made effective, and a tongue associated with one of said jaws and adapted to bear against the other jaw to maintain said jaws in such forced apart position, said tongue being formed with a beveled surface adapted to faciiitate its positioning in such bearing engagement.

24. A rail anchor comprising a pail of bars adapted to extend under the base of a rail and connected together at one end, one of said bars at that end having means for engaging one side of the raii base, each bar at the other end having a j aw for engaging the other side of the rail base, the free ends of said bars being adapted to be forced apart whereupon the grip of said engaging means and said jaws on the rail base is made effective, and a locking tongue associated with one of said bars and adapted to bear against the other bar to maintain the bars and thejaws thereon in such forced apart position, said tongue and the bar/against which it bears being formed with beveled surfaces adapted to facilitate positioning c? said tongue in such bearing engagement.

25. A one-piece raii anchor comprising a metal member bent to the shape of a V, means at the apex oi said member to engage one side of a rail base, and means at the other end on each leg of said V to engage the other side of the rail base, and an extension on one of said legs adapted to force said legs apart whereby said rail engaging means are forced into efi'ective holding ongagernent with said rail base.

26. A one-piece rail anchor comprising a metal member bent to the shape of a V, means at the apex of said member to engage one side of a rail base and means at the other end on each leg of said if to engage the other side of the raii base, and an adjustire with means for engaging the rail base at one edge and said bars being formed at their opposite ends with jaws for engaging the other edge of the rail base at spaced points, said jaws being adapted to be forced apart by straining the anchor so as to produce a spring grip of the anchor on the rail.

39. A resilient rail anchor comprising two bars adapted to extend under the base of a 10 rail from edge to edge and members intervening between said bars at opposite ends of the anchor, one of said bars being provided with means for engaging one edge of the rail base and the bars being provided at the other end of the anchor with separate means adapted to be forced apart, 1n the application of the anchor to the rail, for engaging the other edge of the rail base.

ROLANDIS A. BLAIR 

